All ES issues deemed to pose, as a minimum, a moderate reputational risk are initially assessed within the respective business division through a Unit Reputational Risk Assessment Process. If a matter is deemed to pose a material reputational risk and/or meets one of the mandatory referral criteria, it must be referred to one of the four Regional Reputational Risk Committees. These are sub-committees of the Group Reputational Risk Committee (GRRC), which reports into the Group Risk Committee, a sub-committee of the Management Board.
The GRRC receives quarterly updates on ES issues. In 2017, these related to climate change, human rights (incl. indigenous people), nuclear power, and deforestation.
Matters assessed through the Reputational Risk Framework |
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in € |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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Number of transactions (on which final decisions have been made) reviewed |
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To Unit Reputational Risk Assessment Processes only |
83 |
83 |
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Thereof with ES issues1 |
5 |
4 |
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To Regional Reputational Risk Committees |
76 |
59 |
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Thereof with ES issues1 |
2 |
2 |
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To Group Reputational Risk Committee or above |
3 |
6 |
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Thereof with ES issues1 |
1 |
1 |
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Total |
162 |
148 |
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Thereof with environmental and social issues |
8 |
7 |
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